手指

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Chinese

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Pronunciation 1

hand; convenient; ‑er
finger; to point; to direct
finger; to point; to direct; to indicate
 
trad. (手指)
simp. #(手指)

手指

Noun

手指

  1. (anatomy) finger (Classifier: m;  m c)
    交叉手指  ―  jiāochā shǒuzhǐ  ―  to cross one's fingers
    切勿手指伸入
    切勿手指伸入
    Qǐng qièwù jiāng shǒuzhǐ shēnrù lóng zhōng.
    Please do not poke your fingers through the cage.
  2. (Hong Kong Cantonese, informal) flash drive; thumb drive (Classifier: c)
Synonyms
  • (finger):
  • (flash drive):
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Pronunciation 2

hand; convenient; ‑er
finger; to point; to direct
finger; to point; to direct; to indicate
 
trad. (手指)
simp. #(手指)
alternative forms 手只
手子

Noun

手指

  1. (Coastal Min) finger ring; ring (Classifier: mn;  mn-t;  mn-t)
    手指手指   ―  kòa chhiú-chí   ―  to wear a ring
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Further reading

  • 手指”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.
  • 李如龙 , 刘福铸 , 吴华英 , 黄国城 (2019) “1076 手指”, in 莆仙方言调查报告 (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 397.
  • 李如龙 , 刘福铸 , 吴华英 , 黄国城 (2019) “1304 戒指”, in 莆仙方言调查报告 (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 419.

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
しゅ
Grade: 1

Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(しゅ)() (shushi

  1. (often in compounds) finger; hand
    (しゅ)()(えい)(せい)
    shushi eisei
    manual hygiene; hand washing

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
ゆび
Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Of () (te, hand; arm) + (ゆび) (yubi, digit)

Pronunciation

Noun

()(ゆび) (teyubi

  1. finger
    Synonym: (yubi, finger; digit)
    Antonym: 足指 (ashiyubi, toe)